Cosmetic compact



April 10, 1951 y l. PoLlN ETAL cosMETIc COMPACT Filed Aug. 15, 1949I....'......v.r"l.|

Lgf' .4.16 V2 'fla INVENToRs. /R v/NG POL IN ABRAHAM POL IN.

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Patented pr. 10, 1951 IrvinggPolmBro'oklyn, andAljraliamPolin,BaysidHills, N. Y.

1'.`v ThisV invention relates to. al concealed lipstickA holder.

The principalI object; ofV this. invention is, the` compact.having avprovision of a face-powder, compactandthe likev having a concealed.lipstick, holder removably mounted-therein; The.` compact may;V be, oficonfL ventional construction and: appearance having,- a casingwhich:serves.y asA a. container. for.. the powder and. a; hingedly`IVmounted. cover. forV said. casing.,` Av compartmentisprovided in thecasr ing to accommodate the lipstickA holder and said lipstick holder,maybe sliolablyv` insertedintosaidf. compartment and.` slidably;removedD therefrom..

The lipstick: holder functions .Y in. the. manner, of.'

a drawer relativel tothe. casing, andfit, may` be pushed intosaid.compartment. inthe. casing` orA pulled. out. ofv said. compartment..Thelipstick. holder in its preferred.. form. isaof. rectangular shape,beingrrelatively. longandl relatively small inwidth and height.. Whenit, is .inserted into the. easing compartment, all that" remains.visible of it is its small frontendlor. back.end as the case may be.The, impressionis conveyed that, saidend .portionof the lipstick holderconstitutes a. panel` for-med inv the. wall` of. thel container o r :k

casing of the. compact.

-Another objectV of this invention.l is the previa sion of a. compact.of the character. described"l Whereinthelipstick holder is under'springten. sion .in the. casingcompartment, .heingnormgally held` orretained inf saidrv compartment' against the i action of the spring,.bymeanso-f v'a suitablecatch' or locking. means. the"v lipstick holderment.. rEhe catch. holds. the, lipstick holder ini its. saidcompartment. and preventsgthe loaded spring from ejecting, it therefrom.Whenj the catch is. releasedlthe spring: is freej to push theo lipstickholder at, least part oifjthe'" Way' out. of itssaid compartment..v

A. further object of this, invention. is: the provi: sion of a compactof' thev character described"v whereinthe catch which holds. thelipstick'holder` in its. casing. compartment is, the very same" catch.which4 holds thev cover offthe` compact closed"- position` thereon. Thearrangementy issuch, that. t-he lipstickl holder must be pushed'.backwardly; in itssaid casing 'compartmenn a' short distance be.- yondorbehind its normally closed or retractedposition, in order to releasethecatch.` Thegcover ofthe compactis also subject to', the action of a'loadedV spring., andV when' thecatch is released; itl` automaticallyspringsrtor swingsupwardlyto its open'. position; The lipstick holderis.nowf'ee" move forwardly and" outwardl5 1.V inresponse to:`

The spring. is loaded when'. is pushed into its comparti' 2"' the actionoffthe sprnjwhioh normaux/engages? it in its. said.casinggcompartm'ent;

Stated dilerently,v both thercompact; coverandV thek lipstickl holderare normally under spring.

tension which` urges. them.' into" open position,

They. are provided'witli. acommoncatch whihl locks, them. in cloedposition against the* actionj offtheii; respective Sprin'g.-This'cat'ch' must-'loe releasedmorderA to ena the. compact @veranda Hthe lipstickv holder to, movejinto open position in response totheaotionot thesprings thereon.v InV they .preterredA4 form" ofjthisinvention', the catch' may.. bile; released. bly pushing thelipstckholif loackwardlxn.y against the action:l of;` itssaid springe; and.bfevonoli` its normally" closedrv positionl Vihen'f-A this. isdorlie;the; @over is freeto 'Open' under-theT influence of its. loaded; Springand? the lipstick'` holder is free to moveoutwardly from its saidicompartment' under' the influence of, itsl springt.

Stillf notherfobjectvof this invention isthe'-v provisi'on; offamodified form of:coiripa'ct;l have: ing, a casing'forthe'lipstick holderand a hingedly-y mounted c 'over' for 'the' casing: said* cover being.providedwith4 a mirrorto facilitateapplication of? the lipstick".` Thecasingiissimila'r to' thejcom pact casing'` above mentioned except:ythat' it con.v

taifns noMprovision`A for face powder or' other cos metics in additiontothelipstick; It does; how ever, have a1 lipstickholder`comp'ar'tm'entfsimilar? stick holderandftghe*'casingn cover;Both-theloo'verl and. the lipstickj holderare under springmi tension?when: they "aref in'V their respective'closed positions and" theyautomatically move into: open positiom` jas' soon as the' catch isreleased,A This-may be@ invention, showing: said! compactfinclosedDosis.;

tion;

Fig: 2A` is a perspective vview ofV the`A same com-"-4 pact showing itin open positionwith its-flipstickf holder in `pa-rtlyadvanced"V orwithdrawn-l position.

Fig; 3-isjanenlarged'," fragmentary, sectional.; Viewthroug'riftheyfront of-'i said compact, showing; the common catcl-ilwhich. holds` the?- compact; cover and theA lipstickf holder in closed?position:-

Fig. 4" is-f=a-l similar-view showing the-` lipstick? holidfer pushedlinwardly' beyond its normallyf' compact form of this invention, showingthe tension.

means which acts upon the lipstick holder.

Fig. 8 is a perspective view of said lipstick holder, showing thelipstick in partly projected position.

Referring now to the first form of this invention and to Figs. 1, 2, 3,4, 7 and 8, it will be seen that a compact I3 is provided which has acasing II and a cover l2. The casing may be substantially rectangular inshape, as shown in the drawing, and it may be provided with a powderchamber and a cover I3 therefor. It may contain provision for othercosmetics as well, as for example face rouge. The compact cover I2 ispivotally mounted on the casing II by means of hinge I4. A' torsionspring I5 acts upon the cover to urge it into open position. The covermay have a mirror I6 mounted thereon so that said mirror may be usedwhen the cover is in open position.

The casing is provided with a compartment for lipstick holder 2 I. Thiscompartment should, of course, correspond in shape to the lipstickholder, and it should also correspond in size with the exception thatits length or depth should exceed the length of the lipstick holder. Inthe preferred form of this invention, the lipstick holder is ofrectangular configuration and compartment 20 should be of similar shape.A compression spring 22 is mounted in the back of lipstick compartment20, and it is provided on its front end with a pusher or plunger 23. Itis this pusher or plunger which engages the inner end of the lipstickholder and tends to eject said lipstick holder from compartment 20 underthe action of compression spring 22. When the lpstick holder is insertedinto its said compartment, it abuts pusher 23 and pushes it backwardlyto load the compression spring. When the lipstick holder is released forforward or outward movement, it is the loaded spring which effects suchmovement, thereby ejecting the lipstick holder from its saidcompartment.

, The lipstick holder 2| comprises a rectangular shell 25 having anelevator 26 and a slide button 2l connected to said elevator through aslot 28 formed in said shell. Lipstick 29 is attached to the elevatorfor movement into and out of the shell. The lipstick should, of course,be brought into its fully retracted position before the lipstick holderis inserted into lipstick holder compartment 20, else the lipstick wouldbreak or become deformed by engaging pusher 23. When the lipstick holderis in its fully retracted or closed position, only its end wall 25aremains open to view, and said wall appears to constitute a panel in thecorresponding wall Ila of the compact casing. See Fig. l.

The catch that holds the lipstick holder and the casing cover in closedposition is best shown in Figs. 2, 3 and 4. This catch comprises a stud30 which is axed to a frame 3I which is provided in cover I2 to holdmirror I6 in place. This stud projects at right angles to the main bodyof. the cover andmore particularly to the plane \p f `the main body ofsaid cover. stud 3u has a slot or groove 32 formed on one side thereof,the back side when the cover is in closed position. A hole 33 isprovided in the top wall 34 of casing Il to allow stud 30 to enterlipstick holder compartment 20 when the casing cover is brought intoclosed position relative to the casing. A similar hole 35 is formed inthe top wall 36 of the lipstick holder to enable stud 30 to project intothe lipstick holder shell.

When the compact cover and the lipstick holder are both in closedposition relative to the casing of the compact, stud 30 projects throughholes 33 and 35 and into the shell of the lipstick holder. Under theinfluence of spring 22, the lipstick holder is urged to move outwardly(to right as viewed in Fig. 3). The top Wall of the lipstick holder isthereby caused to enter slot 32 of the stud, thereby preventing the studfrom moving upwardly, thereby and by the same token preventing the coverof the compact from swinging into open position in response to theinlluence of torsion spring I5. Since the groove or slot has a dead end,the stud will prevent the lipstick holder from moving forwardly (to theright as viewed in Fig. 3) beyond its Fig. 3 position. Stud 30 willthereby lock both the compact cover and the lipstick holder in closedposition.

To release the catch above described, lipstick holder 2l must be pushedbackwardly (to the left as viewed in Fig. 4) beyond its normally closedposition as shown in Fig. 3. When the lipstick holder is pushed back toits Fig. 4 position, its top wall disengages slot 32 of the stud andthereby frees the stud for upward movement in response to the action oftorsion spring I5 upon compact cover I2. The compact cover is nowbrought into open position and the slotted stud is no longer in aposition to block the forward movement of the lipstick holder under theinfluence of compression spring 22 thereon. The compact cover cannot belocked in closed position unless the lipstick holder is in its retractedor closed position and the lipstick holder cannot be locked in retractedor closed position unless the compact cover is in closed position too.When it is desired to lock the lipstick holder in closed position in thecompact, and to close the compact as well, the lipstick holder is firstinserted into its compartment in the compact casing until its end wall25a extends backwardly of wall Ila of the casing. (See Fig. 4). Thecover is then brought downwardly until its stud 30 projects into theshell of the lipstick holder. The lipstick holder is now released andspring 22 causes its top wall 36 to engage slot 32 of the stud. Both thecover of the compact, and the lipstick holder are now locked in closedposition.

The only important diierence between compact I0 made in accordance withthe first form of this invention and compact 40 made in accordance withthe second form of the invention resides in the fact that compact I0 hasa powder compartment or chamber whereas compact 40 does not. Hence,compact 40 has a much smaller casing 4I and a correspondingly smallercover 42 with a mirror 43 of similarly small size mounted thereon. Thehinge 44 on which cover 42 is pivotally mounted parallels the lipstickholder compartment in casing 4I whereas compartment 2U of the compactrst above described is perpendicular to hinge I4 of said compact. Morespecifically, casing II is provided with a lipstick holder compartmentand a face powder compartment; casing 4I, on the other hand, is providedwith only a lipstick holder compartment. A stud 3B is provided on cover42 similar to stud 39 on cover l2. Lipstick holder 2l, mounted in casing4I, is similar to lipstick holder 2l rst above described with the soleexception that its hole 35a, corresponding to hole 35, is on the leftside of its top wall 36 instead of on the right side. Casing 4| has ahole 45 formed in its top wall fili corresponding to hole 33 formed intop wall 3A of the compact casing iirst above described. The location ofhole 45 corresponds to the location of stud 39 when said stud is in itslowermost position, that is, when cover 42 is. in closed position. Holes35a and 45 register with each other when the lipstick holder is pushedback of its normally closed or retracted position. In all otherrespects, the lipstick holder and compact of the second form of theinvention are similar to the lipstick holder and compact of the iirstform of this invention, and they cooperate with each other in the mannerabove described.

The foregoing is descriptive of the two preferred forms of thisinvention. These preferred forms may be modied in many ways and otherforms may be provided within the broad scope and spirit of theinvention. For example, compacts other than those shown in the drawingmay be provided with lipstick holders in the manner and by the meansabove described.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is:

1. A compact of the character described comprising a casing, a coverhingedly mounted on said casing, a spring urging the cover into openposition, a compartment for a lipstick holder in said casing, a lipstickholder slidably mounted in said compartment, a spring urging saidlipstick holder to move outwardly from said compartment, and a commoncatch for said lipstick holder and said casing cover which prevents thecasing cover from swinging into open position in response to the springaction thereon and prevents the lipstick holder from moving outwardlyfrom its said compartment in respect to the spring action thereon, saidcommon catch comprising a slotted stud on the casing cover and aslot-engaging member on the lipstick holder, said slot-engaging membercomprising one of the Walls of the lipstick holder.

2. An article of the character described comprising a lipstick holder, acasing for said holder, said holder being slidably insertable into saidcasing and slidably removable therefrom, a. hinged cover on said casingand a slotted stud on said hinged cover, said slotted stud beingsituated to project into the lipstick holder through registering holesin the top walls of the casing and of the lipstick holder when thecasing cover is in closed position relative to the casing, said lipstickholder being spring-urged to move outwardly from said casing and beingthereby brought into engagement with said slotted stud, to preventfurther outward movement of said lipstick holder from said casing and toprevent the casing cover from swinging into open position.

3. A compact of the character described comprising a casing, a coverhingedly mounted on said casing, a spring urging the cover into openposition, a compartment for a lipstick holder in said casing, a lipstickholder slidably mounted in said compartment, a spring urging saidlipstick holder to move outwardly from said compartment, and a commoncatch for said lipstick holder and said casing cover which prevents thecasing cover from swinging into open position in response to the springaction thereon and prevents the lipstick holder from moving outwardlyfrom its said compartment in respect to the spring action thereon, saidcommon catch comprising a slotted stud on the casing cover and aslot-engaging member on the lipstick holder, the slotted stud projectinginto the lipstick holder through registering holes in the top wall ofthe compact casing and the top wall of the lipstick holder, said topwall of the lipstick holder being situated for engagement with the slotin the stud and constituting the slot-engaging member of the lipstickholder.

IRVING POLIN.

ABRAHAM POLIN.

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